The authorities of Faridpur Government Rajendra College have cancelled the naming of its two dormitory buildings after ruling party lawmaker and former minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and his wife.
The decision was made at the academic council meeting of the college on Sunday.
Earlier, the college authorities decided to name its new male hostel after the MP and a women’s dorm after his wife Afsana Mosharraf at a meeting on February 9, 2016.
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“Now, the decision has been scrapped based on opinon and written statements by the college’s teachers and students, civil society, journalists and politicians,” said a press release signed by Principal Asim Kumar Saha.
The academic council, however, did not suggest new names.